as in to redesign
to adapt to modern needs, taste, or usage
a proposal to modernize the old school and bring it into the 21st century
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Recent Examples of modernize
While the costs versus benefits of modernizing the Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station haven’t been fully determined, resilience in the face of new threats will be crucial, said Bruce McClintock, senior policy researcher and space enterprise program director for RAND, an independent think tank.
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Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 3 Jan. 2025
The city had been in the process of upgrading the pedestrian bollard system in the French Quarter to modernize and bolster protections, with work ongoing through February.
—Tucker Reals, CBS News, 1 Jan. 2025
The rural land has hardly been touched or modernized since the Federation established the grounds as a camp in 1954.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Rather than construct a new building, the company will extensively remodel and modernize the aging warehouse complex that runs along about a block of Park Avenue roughly between Deerfield and Michael avenues.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 18 Dec. 2024
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Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 3 Jan. 2025
The city had been in the process of upgrading the pedestrian bollard system in the French Quarter to modernize and bolster protections, with work ongoing through February.
—Tucker Reals, CBS News, 1 Jan. 2025
The rural land has hardly been touched or modernized since the Federation established the grounds as a camp in 1954.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Rather than construct a new building, the company will extensively remodel and modernize the aging warehouse complex that runs along about a block of Park Avenue roughly between Deerfield and Michael avenues.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for modernize
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This structural inequity points to a shortfall in the current retirement landscape and should be an impetus for companies to consider redesigning their retirement benefit plans.Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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The thermals have been redesigned (including an additional heat pipe for the CPU and GPU) to maximize power while aiming to keep heat and noise lower, a goal that reflects user feedback.Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
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Ramirez and his partner update a spreadsheet to keep track of their progress.Clare Marie Schneider, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
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Live Live updates: ‘Particularly dangerous’ weather warning for L.A. fires are in effect, gusts of up to 72 mph reported The department only started calling up more firefighters and deploying those additional engines after the Palisades blaze was burning out of control.Paul Pringle, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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From streamlining marketing logistics to enhancing predictive analytics, quantum redefines what’s possible in real-time decision-making.Jason Snyder, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Carter streamlined American energy research by creating the Department of Energy, implemented energy standards for home appliances and extended federal protections to substantial tracts of land, notably in Alaska.Bill Barrow, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025
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The current movie remakes German director F.W. Murnau’s 1922 silent film of the same name — which was inspired by Bram Stoker’s classic 1897 horror novel, Dracula, but did not have the rights to the book and altered key details.Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2025
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But her role as the woman who captures Emilia’s heart after Emilia remakes herself as a patron for victims of cartel violence has brought Paz a new level of attention.Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Modernize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modernize. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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